Safe House (2012)

Safe House Synopsis

Oscar® winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he’s remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous man he’s ever met, Weston readies for duty.

Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he’s now back on the reservation with a secret.

As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston’s safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it’s up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they’re both eliminated from the game

Making more than $202 million worldwide, the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds-fronted thriller Safe House was one of the surprise hits of early 2012, not to mention one of Universal's biggest domestic successes to date. And now the studio's looking to double down, laying groundwork for a so-called Safe House 2, though the possibility exists this sequel may turn prequel.

Safe House wasn't the most impressive action movie I've seen-- and at times Espinosa's serious Tony Scott influence seemed to overwhelm his ability to actually tell a story-- but the guy clearly shows a lot of promise, and moving on to another action movie, but with a really interesting premise, sounds like the right move at this point

As four day weekend holidays go, this Presidents Day weekend hasn't been very kind to new releases. Safe House, which traded places with last weekend's number one The Vow, held on to the top spot through Monday, and The Vow held on to second place. But Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, which had debuted at third place for Friday through Sunday, got bumped to fourth by the more popular Journey 2.

The first box office reports form this weekend made it look like The Vow would be reigning supreme for the second weekend in a row, but as it turns out, Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington had a few surprises up their sleeve. Though the race for #1 is still pretty tight

There are some splashy new movies out in theaters this weekend, and yet neither of them are looking capable of tackling the monster hits from last weekend. Early box office numbers from Friday indicate that The Vow and Safe House are looking strong enough to top the box office this weekend

Whatever dent last weekend's Super Bowl event took out of the box office, this weekend's Valentine's holiday status more than made up for it. Four new movies gave audiences a wide range of options and, while the weekend didn't shape up to be a record breaker, it was still a nice boost for the film industry.

The big winner looks to be The Vow, which brought in $700,000 from midnight shows (who goes on date nights at midnight?!?) and another $15.5 million estimated on Friday. It's on track for a $39 million opening weekend, which will help it just edge out Safe House, also hugely beating expectations

This week on Operation Kino, no one is safe. We'd like to think we live on the edge most weeks, but this week is especially unsafe, as we dig into a review of the new Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds thriller Safe House. From there we launch into a discussion of something completely different, namely romance

You know the cliché phrase, “you’ve got to see it to believe it?” That’s certainly the case with Safe House. It’s one thing to kick off the production with a solid script, but a guy like Daniel Espinosa is a necessity when it comes to bringing the piece to life the right way. As a director, Espinosa doesn’t hold back in the least, casting the roles as he sees fit, designing car chase sequences even though he doesn’t drive himself and even getting into the wheel well to catch the action.

When you’ve got heavy hitters like Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in the same movie, you’ve got know what you’re getting yourself into. In honor of Safe House’s February 10th release, Washington and Reynolds came to New York City for a press conference.

I feel like there is something happening later on today. Ever have that feeling? Something you just can’t put your finger on. Almost like the biggest day of the year for this Giants fan, kind of feels like that. Oh well, I’m sure it will come to me. In the meantime, lets talk about Denzel cracking skulls, Rachel McAdams bumping her noggin and The Rock island hopping

There are few actors who can play a villain quite like Denzel Washington, and he has the Oscar to prove it. Playing Alonzo Harris in Training Day, Washington was a seriously evil, corrupt son of a bitch, murdering anybody that got in his way and selling out anyone who threatened the way he operated. Then he did it again in American Gangster, playing the notorious drug kingpin Frank Lucas.

I'm looking forward to Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Washington plays a dangerous rogue CIA operative who reappears after many years and is then taken into custody. Unfortunately, the South African safe house where he's being held is attacked by forces unknown, sending him on the run alongside a rookie agent (Reynolds). They have to work together to have a hope of survival.

You know simply from the bare details whether or not you are going to see Safe House. it's a thriller starring Denzel Washington as a CIA agent gone rogue, held in a safe house by one of the good guys, Ryan Reynolds. There will be mayhem and explosions and threats along the lines of "They're here for me, but they want me alive. You don't kill."

After having played the good guy for the last several films -- Unstoppable, The Book of Eli, and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington is hopping back to other side of the fence to get his villain on. The upcoming Safe House will let Washington stretch both his "bad" and "badass" muscles as rogue C.I.A. agent Tobin Frost, whose name suggests he has a promising future as a super-villain if the current career doesn't pan out.

My theory on Farmiga's role in Source Code is that she only took it in order to make the money to fund her directorial debut Higher Ground, which premiered at Sundance and is also currently playing the Tribeca Film Festival. If her role in this one really is as similar

David Guggenheim recently found himself amidst a bidding war for his very first screenplay, Safe House. Now he's in a similar, high stakes situation with Puzzle Palace. This one is a teen thriller about a kid who’s locked in a police station.